diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 9876db52913a..6cd5e4924e4d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -2101,17 +2101,15 @@ static int ocfs2_is_io_unaligned(struct inode *inode, size_t count, loff_t pos)
 static int ocfs2_inode_lock_for_extent_tree(struct inode *inode,
 					    struct buffer_head **di_bh,
 					    int meta_level,
-					    int overwrite_io,
 					    int write_sem,
 					    int wait)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (wait)
-		ret = ocfs2_inode_lock(inode, NULL, meta_level);
+		ret = ocfs2_inode_lock(inode, di_bh, meta_level);
 	else
-		ret = ocfs2_try_inode_lock(inode,
-			overwrite_io ? NULL : di_bh, meta_level);
+		ret = ocfs2_try_inode_lock(inode, di_bh, meta_level);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2136,6 +2134,7 @@ static int ocfs2_inode_lock_for_extent_tree(struct inode *inode,
 
 out_unlock:
 	brelse(*di_bh);
+	*di_bh = NULL;
 	ocfs2_inode_unlock(inode, meta_level);
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -2177,7 +2176,6 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct file *file,
 		ret = ocfs2_inode_lock_for_extent_tree(inode,
 						       &di_bh,
 						       meta_level,
-						       overwrite_io,
 						       write_sem,
 						       wait);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2233,13 +2231,13 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct file *file,
 							   &di_bh,
 							   meta_level,
 							   write_sem);
+			meta_level = 1;
+			write_sem = 1;
 			ret = ocfs2_inode_lock_for_extent_tree(inode,
 							       &di_bh,
 							       meta_level,
-							       overwrite_io,
-							       1,
+							       write_sem,
 							       wait);
-			write_sem = 1;
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				if (ret != -EAGAIN)
 					mlog_errno(ret);